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Henry County High School teacher April Lash says she would "never, ever" leave students unsupervised in any situation.

Teacher to resign after students' classroom sex act

A teacher accused of leaving her students unsupervised has agreed to resign after school officials say her students engaged in sex acts once their teacher was gone. "I would never, ever leave any of my children, anyone's children, not even my own child, unsupervised in any situation that can jeopardize ...

Gas war breaks out in Stockbridge

Retailers in Henry County have spawned a gas war. Consumer investigator Jim Strickland checked gas prices Monday morning on gasbuddy.com and found eight of the cheapest stations were in Stockbridge. Even just off exit 224 on Interstate 75, a Murphy USA is charging $3.27.9 per gallon. Strickland watched as rival ...

Police took Quentric Williams into custody at a Duluth hotel.

Police catch man wanted in deadly drive-in shooting

Police tell Channel 2 Action News they have found the man wanted in a deadly shooting at a DeKalb County drive-in. Police said Mitt Lenix, 28, of Jonesboro, was having car trouble in the area early Tuesday morning, and approached a man to ask for help at the Starlight Drive-in ...

Macon teen dies from nut allergy after restaurant visit

A Macon mother is preparing to bury her 15-year-old son after an allergic reaction to a nut. Diallo Robbins-Brinson was eating at a Jonesboro, Henry County, Golden Corral when he stopped breathing and collapsed at the restaurant. He was there with his soccer team when, his mother said, he ate ...

A 14-year-old Henry County girl fears she may have permanent scars on her arm after allowing someone to use hair dye on her skin to make a temporary tattoo.

Teen fears permanent scarring after Henna tattoo

A 14-year-old McDonough girl fears she may have permanent scars on her arm after getting a temporary tattoo. Emi Salquero thought getting a temporary tattoo on her left forearm seemed like a good idea when she was in a Gatlinburg, Tenn. T-shirt store with her father last month. The tattoo, ...

Kevin Kenerly is accused of taking $1 million in brides while negotiating county land deals.

Ex-Gwinnett commissioner fights 2nd indictment

Former Gwinnett County commissioner Kevin Kenerly wants the indictments against him tossed out for the second time. Kenerly is accused of taking $1 million in brides while negotiating county land deals. Channel 2 Action News was at the Gwinnett County Jail in October 2010 when Kenerly turned himself in. ...

Police: Wanted sex offender caught watching porn at McDonald’s

A fugitive sex offender was caught watching porn on a computer in the middle of a crowded fast food restaurant, investigators said. Brent Kellogg, 43, was arrested Monday at a McDonald's on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell. Investigators said Kellogg was sitting at a table with his laptop, when ...

Emergency crews portray a crash scene involving a young driver.

Teen safe driving event aims to save lives

Hundreds of teens spent the day learning the basics of safe driving through interactive demonstrations at SafeTeen Georgia Driving Academy held at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The all-day annual event gives teens 14 and older a chance to prepare for the road through “Pit Stop” classrooms and other activities taught by ...

Republican leader sues for being called a terrorist

A Republican activist and Afghan refugee is suing members of her own party, claiming she was accused of being a terrorist. Sehar Hekmati admits she’s an outspoken activist, but now she says a political battle in Henry County has gotten ugly with racial and defamatory remarks. As a child, Hekmati ...

Investigators warn of website being used to lure women

A local sheriff's office has a warning about a website that they say has become a haven for criminals. Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri sat down with the grandmother of a young Clayton County woman whom she said was lured into prostitution through the site. "We were devastated. We were ...

Workers with Lenora Weaver Restoration work to restore several items of Gone With the Wind memorabilia after a fire ripped through a warehouse where the items were being stored.

Experts delicately restore 'Gone With the Wind' artifacts after fire

After a fire destroyed a storage facility housing irreplaceable items from a "Gone With the Wind" museum, restoration experts have begun the tedious process of trying to restore the items to their former glory. Channel 2's Jeff Dore got a behind-the-scenes look at what was damaged and how it is ...

The wife of an Atlanta Braves trainer is killed when a state trooper hit her family’s SUV while responding to a call, authorities say.

2 Investigates: GSP troopers at fault in 99 wrecks last year

A Channel 2 Action News investigation uncovered a string of Georgia State Patrol troopers at fault for cruiser crashes within the last year. Channel 2 investigative reporter Aaron Diamant spent weeks digging through all of the documents and went straight to Georgia State Patrol's top brass to find out what ...

Parents speak out after daughter's fatal injection at urgent care facility

The parents of a 5-year-old girl who died after showing up to a Henry County urgent care with a broken arm have reached a settlement with the clinic. Kensley Kirby died after treatment at the Family Medical Clinic in McDonough last June. On Monday, Channel 2 investigative reporter Aaron Diamant ...

Father says road rage bullet threatened kids' lives

A Henry County father said the bullet that shattered his SUV's rear window could have injured or killed one of his three children. Now McDonough police are looking for the road rage shooter. "The only thing that stopped [the bullet] was the windshield wiper. It's made of solid steel," said ...

Teammates honor 11-year-old hit, killed by car

Friends and family are mourning the loss of an 11-year-old boy who was struck by a car and killed Thursday morning while catching his school bus. Dozens gathered Thursday night at Warren Holder Park, where the sixth-grader played little league baseball. “I just think that all this is a nightmare. ...

Boy, 11, hit by car at bus stop dies

A middle school student has died after he was hit by a car while approaching his school bus Thursday morning. According to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, Thomas Conner Burch, 11, stepped into the road at the intersection of Locust Grove Griffin Road and Tanger Boulevard as his bus was ...

Missing special needs student found safe at Walmart

Authorities say a missing special needs student was found safe five hours after he disappeared. The mother of 14-year-old Christopher Robinson, who disappeared from a Clayton County middle school Wednesday, said the boy somehow wandered to the Stockbridge Walmart, where a guidance counselor happened to spot him. The teen's afternoon ...

Youth group escapes fire

Members of a local church group are counting their blessings after escaping a church fire. The youth from McDonough's Bethany Baptist Church were on a mission trip in Nashville, Tenn., when they were awakened by the fire. The youth was ending a week of serving at the Nashville Rescue Mission ...

Georgia Lotto players win big in $640 Mega Millions drawing

Three jackpot winning tickets for Friday's historic $640 million drawing were sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland. Georgia Lottery players also won big. Winning numbers from the drawing were: 2-4-23-38-46 and the Mega Ball number was 23, lottery officials announced Saturday afternoon. Six Georgia players won $250,000 prizes, and 48 ...

Georgians vie for Mega Millions

Six people in Georgia won $250,000, and another 48 won $10,000 --smaller prizes in the record Mega Millions jackpot, lottery officials said. The Mega Millions jackpot jumped from a world record of $540 million to $640 million for Friday night's drawing. The winning numbers are 46-23-38-4-2. The megaball is 23. ...